Francona out as manager for All-Star tour of Japan

BOSTON -- Red Sox manager Terry Francona withdrew Monday
from an All-Star tour of Japan because of a foot infection, three
days after agreeing to replace Ken Macha as the team's skipper.

Francona has been hospitalized in California because of the
infection in his left foot, Red Sox spokesman John Blake said.
Blake said that while a full recovery is expected, doctors said
Francona won't be able to travel to Japan because of the treatment
he'll undergo.